Horse-hitch for vehicles.



F. LESZCZE-WICZ.

, HORSE HITCH FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION mm 050. 11.1911

0. I Patented. Oct. 30, 1917.

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Application filed December 11, SerialNo. 186,331.

To all whomc't may concern: r

Be it known that I, FnAnKLEszenWroz, a subject of the Qzarof Russia, residing at Ghica-go, in the cou-nty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements Horse-Hitches for Vehicles, of which the fol'low-ing is a specification. i I r This invention relates to-new and useful improvements in a horse hitch for vehicles. The primary object of the invention 'is the provision of a device secured to the end of a-hal-ter-strap of a harness bridle, adapted for ready attachment to the wheel "of the hieileto which t e is eon-Embed, whereby the halter willbe drawn rearwardly in the event of the forward traveling of the animal.

This invention is designed to take the place of the usual anchoring or halter weight commonly employed with carriage horses, the provision being such that thehorse is hitched to the rim of the vehicle wheels, whereby the head of the animal is pulled laterally and rearwardly for stopping his onward progress in the event that the animal starts to draw the vehicle forwardly. It is also designed to provide an anchoring means for horses which is employed with any usual form of halter, the device being of slight weight, readily carried in the vehicle and adjustable for the purpose of removable attachment to wheels of different sizes.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like-reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device in its operative position, in connection with a halter strap, the latter with a portion of the draft animal and vehicle wheel being illustrated by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 an enlarged sectional view of the device with the adjacent end of the halter strap indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of one side of the device. 4

Fig. 4: is a similar view of the other side thereof.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the same, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the housing member with the return spring employed.

The present device is designed for employment with a halter strap 10, carried by the bridle -11 ',of the harness in the usual manner,the positigil of the horse 12,fbei ng indicated by dotted lines with -respe ct to oneof the front wheels 13' of the vehicle,

not shown, to which theihorse for drawing the same.

The device comprisesanyL-jsha" ed; bracket 14:, having an anchor plate l 5 slidahl y arranged I thereon, with the a shorter end 16 of thesaid plate sl ida-]oily ,,-arrangedibe;tween o ppos-ite ways" 17 car-ried'by-th ehqrter end 18 of the said bracket. A bolt onjthe plate end 16 is slii-f-tably connected through a slot 20' of the sa idb'racket eird18, the plate and bracket-ibe ing retained in Etheir adjusted position by means of a set nut- 21. A i n i g 22 is r i d by. elusZ of the plate 15 to which "a hook -24at thefree end of the halter 10 is adapted to be removably attached;

A slide 25' is'shiftably arranged upon the longer arm'26 of the bracket 14, a bolt 27 being carried by the said arm projecting through a slot 28 in the slide, while a set nut 29 is arranged upon the said bolt for locking the slide in its adjusted position upon the arm 26. A slot 30 is arranged in the free end of the slide 25 for receiving a headed guide pin 31 therein.

A tubular housing 32 is secured to the slide 25 by screws 33, while a cam-shaped head 3 is normally positioned upon the outer closed end of the said housing having a stem 35 projecting axially, therein, with one end of a spring 36 arranged within the housing secured to the free end of the said stem. A side lug 32' is carried by the housing 32 engaging with the adjacent tube 37, the said tube 37 outwardly projecting from the slide 25 adjacent the housing 32, and

of the same, it being understood that the de vice is readily attached to the strap 10 as noted, while by releasing therod 38 from the keeper slot 40, the outer portion of the wheel" 13, that is the felly and rim thereof, will be readily received between the plate 15 and bracket 14, andzupon releasing the I sirable. The adjustable positioningof the slide 25 and the plate 15 upon the bracket 26 allows the device to be adjusted for different sized wheels, When the de-vioe is so positioned upon the wheel 13, any forward movement of'thehorse 12 tends to revolve the said wheel thereby either elevating or lowering thedevice', consequently exerting a pull upon the halter 10 and drawing rearwardly upon the bridle 11, causing the animaltostop. V v What I claim. as new is fAn article of manufacture comprising. an angular bracket having a longer and a. shorter arm, each of which are provided Copies of this patent may be obtained forfive cents each, by addressing th 7 Washington, .D. G. f

shorter arm of. said plate adjustably eX- tending through the slot of the shorter bracket arm, a slide shiftably arranged upon the longerarm of said bracket, a tube projecting from said slide, a removable housing carried by said slide adjacent said tube,

a cam-shaped head normally resting upon the outer ends of saidhousin and tube, a wheel retaining rod carried by said head slidably arranged through said tube and the slot of said longer bracket arm with its free endnormally arranged within thecslot of said longer plate arm, and a-return spring in said rod arranged within said housing, having one end thereof operatively attached to said head. 7 Y In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature. FRANK LESZCZEWICZ. V

Commissioner of Patents, 

